Long time gone

First of all, sorry for my extended absence again. My life outside of the computer has been distracting me from my life inside of the computer, and I sort of like it like that...but I do miss you all so.

The other day I was feeling incredibly uninspired, drab, and rather boring and while checking my blog comments I stumbled across  Sparkles and Crumbs, by the most deliciously inspiring Pixie July. She awoke all the latent inspiration in me, and made me want to dress like a ringmaster in a circus. I love her, and now she has given me a lovely tag to do. 

It is called the Show Your Heart tag, and here is what it is:

With as much creativity as you can muster, show your heart in:

1 picture

1 poem

1 song or piece of music

1 phrase or quote

1 item of clothing

1 place

[And just for fun-] 1 Disney princess!

My heart changes all the time, so this is just what it looks like today:

1 picture: 

(.)

1 poem:

I'm feeling once again that it's time to reinvent myself.

The seasons are changing,

my feelings are changing.

I'm feeling that it's time to paint myself, bejewel myself, change myself.

What I am is changing,

what I love is changing.

I'm feeling this change, and it makes me want to cry,

but it also makes me want to unfurl myself from the cocoon that is me now,

emerging new and fresh and different,

and maybe more or maybe less beautiful.

-by me

1 song:

Blue are the shy little violets hiding,

Blue the great sky where the skylarks go gliding,

Come let us sing now

All in a ring now

Joyful our song as we welcome the spring.

White is the fleece of the lambs in the morning,

White are the soft little clouds that are soaring,

Golden the daffodil, golden the columbine

Golden the light at the dawning of spring

-part of a waldorf song

(.)

1 phrase or quote:

It won't last forever.

1 item of clothing:

cut off levi's jean shorts.

1 place:

in my boy's bed with him.

(.)

1 Disney Princess:

Rapunzel, but not the Disney one...the Grimm's Brothers fairytale one.

I'm giving this tag to Jess, Chelsea Jade, Indie.Tea, Teabagstains, and Silverwings.

I was also given this award from Mila (who I love love love love!): 

And I'm giving it to every single one of my readers, because I LOVE you!

♥ ♥ ♥

So so much

I think I am back now.

There is so much to tell you I am not sure where to start.

Last night was an amazing one. I saw Vampire Weekend for the second time and they are still the cutest fucking boys ever. I am so in love with Chris Tomson (the drummer), he's so effing cute and looks like he's having so much fun up there banging away on his drums. Just look at him!

That's what his face looked like all night- full of absolute glee. I love it.

And all of them are so cute, really. And their music makes me so so so so happy. So happy. I am so glad I went to that show, it was fantastic.

The next thing is that I love you all so goddamned much. Your comments have made me so smiley and happy. You are so so sweet. 

I've been given a ton of awards (eep!) and they are just the most beautiful things. 

From the beautiful tea drinking english rose, sticky kitten, betsey, and ready set go I was given this award, one that made me have tears in my eyes it is so beautiful:

"Blogs who receive this award are "exceedingly charming," says its authors.

The award is a fine one because it focuses not on the glory and fanfare of blogging,

but in the PROXIMITY to one another through this online-world.

"This blog invests and believes in the PROXIMITY-nearness in space, time and relationships. These blogs are exceedingly charming.

These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends.

They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement!

Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut,

even more friendships are propagated.

Please give more attention to these writers!

Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more

and include this clever-written text into the body of their award."

I am so honored to be given this! It makes me so so happy.

I'll now pass it to dayna desastre, lisa, stardust sparkle, un beret noir, the stylish wanderer, the unicorn diaries, and daisy chain dreams.

I also was given these two pretty awards by Mila:

I'll give these away to the tea drinking english rose, because she is just so so sweet.

I have the feeling that I have been given more awards, but I can't seem to remember what and from whom...

This past week I've been working at a booth at Portland's Artisan fair, which has been just so amazing. I met a couple of artists, people who are so beautiful and wonderful it has inspired me to be and live and do art, because art is beauty, and life is beautiful, and I want to live.

So here is some beauty.

...all of this is from my heart.

And this is from my pen.

Tagged, three times over

I forget about tags sometimes, which I feel bad about, because getting tagged is so exciting.

First thing, I got this wonderful tag from both Mila and the lovely tea drinking english rose, which mean that my blog truly is excellent.

I will now give this award to the unicorn diaries for being so very beautiful and inspiring.

Also, I've been tagged by the most amazing hrose:

Six random things about me:

1. I was born at home.

2. If money and talent were no hinderance I would be a singer in a smoky jazz club.

3. I love mango sorbet.

4. I was a princess in my high school's homecoming court during my senior year, something which still is bemusing to me.

5. I was born on April 9th, and I love the numbers 4 and 9.

6. I am a terribly, terribly messy person.

Six random things I like:

1. The palm tree that is in the corner of my room, overhanging my bed.

2. Soft lighting in photos.

3. Little porcelain elephant figurines. My mom has a collection from when she was little, and I love them so much.

4. Getting letters in the mail.

5. Mushrooms. They are probably my favorite food in the world.

6. The crazy new shoes I got yesterday. They make me giggle, and thus are worth having.

Six random things I dislike:

1. Going down hills fast.

2. Cold toes.

3. Being lonely.

4. Running out of my favorite morning time tea.

5. Organized religion.

6. When dirty dishes get piled up in the kitchen sink.

I'm now passing this award on to fifikoussout because she seems oh so lovely and I would like to know more about her.

And very last, this is how I am feeling right now:

(top one by me, the rest from google images)